Pycnoporus cinnabarinus

Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Polyporaceae
Genus:	Pycnoporus
Species:	P. cinnabarinus
Binomial name
	Pycnoporus cinnabarinus; (Jacq.) P.Karst. (1881)
Synonyms
	Boletus cinnabarinus Jacq. (1776);

Pycnoporus cinnabarinus, also known as the cinnabar polypore, is a saprophytic, white-rot decomposer. Its fruit body is a bright orange shelf fungus. It is common in many areas and is widely distributed throughout the world.

References

External links

Pycnoporus cinnabarinus in Index Fungorum

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